PGS - Pulteney Gate Scheme: Buildability, Logistics & Surveys Commission
Bath & North East Somerset Council · South West
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What the buyer wants
Appointment of a contractor-led team to investigate and appraise options for replacing the Pulteney Radial Gate in Bath, including surveys, logistics assessment, and buildability advice to support an Outline Business Case.
Bath & North East Somerset Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced contractor led team to test, investigate, appraise and develop a range of deliverable options for the replacement of the Pulteney Radial Gate on the river Avon in the centre of Bath.
A range of options are being considered, including 1) a Hydro-Station 2a) Extend the existing Horseshoe Weir 2b) Create a Stepped Weir within the existing channel 3) Infill the existing channel to create new public realm 4a) Own & Operate the Gate, 4b) Do Minimum to the Asset.
Each option will need to be assessed against relevant access, logistics and construction constraints.
The appointment will include the review and validation of existing project information; coordination and execution of intrusive and investigative survey workstreams; assessment of site access, interfaces, constraints and stakeholder considerations; and comparative appraisal of the options and associated logistics scenarios. The appointed contractor will be expected to provide advice on buildability, temporary works, programme, cost, risk, Principal Designer/CDM matters and whole-life implications.
The commission is intended to establish a well evidenced technical, commercial and construction basis for the project, in order to support the Outline Business Case at P3M Stage 2.
This commission is separate to any future decision to progress to detailed design, statutory approvals or main works procurement.
The output will be a series of in-depth evidenced based appraisal reports with a final composite report and recommendation to support Outline Business Case decision-making and any future route-to-market strategy for the Main Works.
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Services required
- Civil engineering support services
- Infrastructure works consultancy services
- Structural engineering consultancy services
- Environmental engineering consultancy services
- Construction-related services
- Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
What you will need to show
- Provide evidence of relevant experience and capability — Supplier must demonstrate suitable experience and capability to undertake complex investigative and appraisal work for infrastructure projects.
- Provide advice on buildability, temporary works, programme, cost, risk, Principal Designer/CDM matters and whole-life im — Supplier must be able to provide expert advice on construction feasibility, temporary works, scheduling, cost estimation, risk management, CDM regulations, and lifecycle considerations.
Lots
- Lot 1
Key facts
- Buyer: Bath & North East Somerset Council
- Deadline: 6 November 2026
- Location: South West
- Published on: Find a Tender
- First seen by Tenderoo: 2 October 2026
- CPV: 71311100, 71311300, 71312000, 71313000, 71500000, 71600000
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